Metro News Release

For immediate release: December 30, 2009

Man dies three days after being struck by train

Maryland man fell onto tracks at Gallery Place-Chinatown Metrorail station Sunday

The 48-year-old man of Rockville, MD, who fell to the tracks and was struck by a Red Line train at the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metrorail station on Dec. 27, died as a result of his injuries today (Wednesday, Dec. 30).

The preliminary investigation indicates that the man accidently tumbled onto the tracks as the train pulled into the station Sunday morning. The Metro Transit Police continue to investigate the incident.

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News release issued at 3:34 pm, December 30, 2009.